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2-11/16" in diameter. Same background style as JRM 1, however, player names, team names and positions (in Japanese) are printed in a professional font, and the player photos are black and white instead of colorized.
Kaoru Betto was a Nippon Professional Baseball player. After playing for the Osaka Tigers for two years, Betto played for the Mainichi Orions from 1950 to 1957. In his first season with the Orions, Betto won the NPB's first Pacific League MVP Award and helped lead the team to victory in the first Japan Series. A T-shirt featuring a cartoon image of Kaoru Betto was worn by Jeff Bridges' characters in at least 3 films, including "The Fisher King", "Cold Feet", and "The Big Lebowski." Betto was inducted into the Japanese Baseball HOF in 1988. Designated by SGC as from the "Richard Merkin Collection" and comes with Hake's COA.
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